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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maria claimed she was raised to believe that what came in on the next roll would always be _____ than what went out on the last.
(a) None of the above.
(b) The same.
(c) Worse.
(d) Better.

2. As the novel opens, what meal does Carter like to have out?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Midnight snack.
(d) Breakfast.

3. According to Maria, what was "something no one in the city liked to be near"?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Success.
(c) Trouble.
(d) Poverty.

4. What kind of pants is the man who takes Maria to the house for the abortion wearing?
(a) Dark blue pants.
(b) Jeans.
(c) White duck pants.
(d) Plaid pants.

5. How is Maria playing on the lawn with the baby as Carter recalls in the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is tossing a ball to her.
(b) She is blowing bubbles to her.
(c) She is picking dandelions for her.
(d) She is tossing water to her.

6. What is the name of the boyfriend Maria had before she met Carter?
(a) Ivan Costello.
(b) Ivan Coster.
(c) Isaiah Coster.
(d) Isaiah Costello.

7. How does Maria respond to Carter's statement about always dining out?
(a) She says that he doesn't always dine out.
(b) She says that he always dines out.
(c) She says that he always invites her.
(d) She says that he never invites her.

8. What is Maria consumed by after her mother's death when she lived in New York?
(a) Questions about working, saving for retirement.
(b) Questions about what her mother was doing, thinking.
(c) Questions about the universe, the nature of death.
(d) Questions about what her father was doing, where he was.

9. What is the name of the second picture Carter made with Maria?
(a) Angel Beach.
(b) Angel Kiss.
(c) Angel Fire.
(d) Angel Heart.

10. After learning of her mother's death, what did Maria do for a month?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Cry.
(c) Drink.
(d) Not work.

11. What does the man who doesn't like artificial lemon juice at BZ and Helene's do for a living?
(a) He's a masseur.
(b) He's a lawyer.
(c) He's a writer.
(d) He's a therapist.

12. According to Maria, "_______always spoke on the telephone as if a spurious urgency could mask her radical lack of interest in talking to anyone."
(a) Carlotta.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Helene.
(d) Felicia.

13. According to the doctor who gives Maria the abortion, what "should be the sound of music" to her?
(a) The movie.
(b) The doctor's voice.
(c) The air conditioner.
(d) The scraping.

14. After he returns from his film shoot, how does Carter respond to Maria's question if he's going to stay at the house in Beverly Hills?
(a) "I thought you wanted me to."
(b) "All my things are here, aren't they?"
(c) "You weren't supposed to be here."
(d) "I paid for it, didn't I?"

15. Why does Freddy Chaikin say to Maria that he was surprised to hear that she wanted to work again?
(a) Because she didn't return his calls.
(b) Because she was getting a divorce.
(c) Because she refused her last part.
(d) Because she walked off set.

Short Answer Questions

1. The season in New York, where Maria lost so much weight the agency wouldn't book her, what did she see every time she looked at food?

2. At the house where Maria has her abortion, what is the doctor's table NOT fitted with?

3. What happens at the end of the first picture Carter made with Maria?

4. When Maria visits Kate at the hospital and warns the nurse about Kate's nightmares, what does Maria realize about getting an abortion?

5. What does Maria throw out in order to insure bleeding?

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